Passenger-car construction.



G. W. LILLIEL. PASSENGER CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

GRANT W. LILLIE, OF ST LGUIS, MISSOURI.

Ehl'GER GAE- GONSTBUCTIGIL Specification of Letters Itetent.

Patented may 4, 1909.

Application filed January 2e, 19% Serial No. $13,187.

I the girders are protected and concealed from View, and wherein any desired type of sheathing may be used as the outside finish of the car. v

Certainembodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is-a side elevation of a portion of the side of the car with the sheathing removed, 7

Figure 2 is a transverse section 'on the line H H of Figure l, the sheathing ing in place, and v Flgure 3 1s diagrammatic SllOWlOP: of a number of different types of girder -sections which may be used.

Herctofore continuous side girders beneath the car windows have been used but in such cases the arrangement was such that the flange of the girders or the body 'posts had to be cut, thereby weakening the structure, or else the plates or webs of the girders have been placed so as to constitute a part or" the outside sheathing or finish of the car with the vertical body posts inside the girders. This latter COllStI'llCllOlldlflS been found unsatisfactory, as in case of sideswi ing or any considerable injury to a gir er, it is practically impossible to remove the dents .or bends from the heavy girder plate in such manner as torender the exterior surface againpresentable, and the straightening operation requires the removing of the girder from the car. Furthermorethis outside girder construction is objectionable because of the exposed riveting giving the car a crude and unfinished a pearance when the rivet heads are left in l; and when countcrz-sunlr, weakening their holding effect. When riveted up and yarnished, a plate of this construction ordinarily has a wavy appearance, detracting from its looks. My construction is designed to overcome all these'objections and at the same time to preserve any and all structural. advantages incident to the exposed girder type of construction. To this end the continuous girder is provided with an inturned flange section at its upper edge, thus permitting the use of outside body posts extending uncut and continuous from the floor to the side platelof the car which body posts serveito stiffen the girder plate against hnckling, and carry at their outer sides the sheathing. With this construction the girders are protected by the body posts and sheathing, and in case of accident to the side mg can be easily re laced by removing the nails or screws by w ichit is secured to the stringers, entirely restoring the a earance of the car, and if thegirder is buc ed so as to require straightening, any marking or marring thereof when restored to shape is inconsequential, as the girder is entlrely concealed from view beneath the sheathing.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawthroughoutthe length ofthecar beneath the windows 2 indicated in dotted lines in-Flgnre 1.

l tinuous and uncut throughout the length of the car, 3 being a channel bar and 4's, Z bar, 5 are channel bars constit utin the body posts which are riveted along t eir lower ends to the girder plate 1 and constitute stifieners thereof, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are wooden stringers secured to the girder plate and body posts, 11 (Figure 2) is the sheathing which may be of any desired kind, but is preferably of the interlockin sheet steel type well known in the art, whic is secured to the stringers by means of nails, screws or other suitable fastening means, 12 is the roof of the car, and 13' is the floor thereof.-

structure may be summe up as follows. (1

body posts issecured due to the fact that both of such parts are continuous and un contour maybe used. Similarly fullhead rivets may be used throughout, instead of rivets with the weaker counter sunk heads commonly employed in the exposed girder ing, 1 is the girder plate which extends 3 and t are the flan e members of the girder plate, bothof which extend con- The principal advanta es of the foregoin cut. (2) Due to the concealed position ofthe girders, flangesof any desired weight and of the car, any desired section of the sheath- A maximum strength of the girder and construction in order to improve the appearance. (3) The sheathing and body posts protect the girders from iiijury, and in case of injury to the side of the car, those sections of sheathing injured may beeasily replaced.' In case the injury is sutlicient to 'buckle the girders, these may be restored to shape and used, as their appearance is immaterial because of their location. Other advantages incident to the construction Will occur to those skilled in the art.

Figure 3 shows dia rammatically a number of sections of gir ers all coming within the scope of the invention; These girders l5 differ only in the type of sections used for the flanges of the girder. Still other modifications will occur to. those skilled in the art, the invention comprehendin broadly all irders wherein the upper ange projects inwardly thereby permitting the use on the outside of the girder plate of continuous uncut body posts. Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and i .25.

desire to secure by Letters Patent is the followin 1. passenger car wall comprising in the windows, continuousinturned reinforo ing portions at. the upper edges of the plates,

reinforcing portions along the lower edges of the plates, continuous body posts secured along the outer sides of the girder plates, and extending to the upper -portions of the sides of the car, and removable sheathing mounted outside the body posts but not secured thereto.

3. In passenger car construction, the combination of a. pair of continuous girder plates at opposite sides of the car beneath the windows, continuous int-urned reinforcing portions at the upper edges of the plates,

reinforcing portions along the lower edges of the plates, continuous body posts secured along the outer sides of the girder plates,

and extending to the upper portions of the sides of the car, stringers extending transversely. of the body posts, and sheathing mounted upon the stringers.

4. In passenger our construction, the com bination of a pair of. continuous girder. plates at opposite sids ofthe car beneath the windows, continuo' s inturned reinforcing portions at the upper edges of the plates, reinforcing portions along the lower edges of the'plates, continuous body posts secured along the outer sides of theugirder plates,

and extending to the upper portions of the sides of the car, and sheathing mounted outside the body postsbut separate-and iridependent therefrom.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sigped my name in the presence of the two su scribed witnesses.

p G. W. LILLIE, Witnesses:

- W. A. PRIMM, JACOBS. 

